A really big shoe horn, couple long saturdays and quite a few buckets of patience!
Goal was to make it look like it belongs there using all new Raptor Parts with little to no modification to such raptor parts and no mods to the body or frame. Only real mods were the inner fender structure and a...
Sorry, If you had a 2022 RaptorR plus a suitcase full of cash we could begin talks! LOL!
Last bit of wiring to do and load the intial tune then I can do a few runs with my new dragy . . See what kind of numbers/results on how bad it will kick butt on a TRX vids will be out soon after.
Thanks much! Too many projects!
I have a feeling it's going to sound like no other raptor v6. Even sounds great at idle. I guess after messing with exhaust systems for 50 yrs I learned a few things. Always v8 stuff but I figured why not apply some of that to the v6 and see what happens.
As...
No more of that boring stuff!!
Here ya have that first test drive with the 1 of 5 Raptor crate engines. Have you ever heard a Raptor engine sound this gooD? Even at idle it does not sound like a v6.
Thanks! Been busy trying to get truck on first test drive then to GoodGuys this weekend but as typical things always take much longer than I think they will. At least daily now I can see progress!
Doing final metal work on inner fenders and core support now. THen get them final primed and...
Happy Easter to all! More updates soon just gotta get that first test drive in. Then will start on performance numbers and see how close I can get to goal on MPG and those performance numbers
Video update! It's 2 years today since I drove truck last. THought first test drive would have been before now but so much to do. Getting closer!
Video Update here
I could actually drive it around yard now. Hoping to be able to take it around block less front sheet metal by end of day this saturday.
I am entered in the Pro Touring Truck Shootout on April 9th so sure hope I can make it. At least for car show portion not sure I will be quite ready with...
I will somehow make it sound decent. The quick startup it sounded fantastic but will see when I get it on road. If I dont like it I will just make it quieter and quieter until quiet is good. (cant hear it)
Just read all 119 pages! Cool thread. Not exactly a Raptor but my 55 yr old truck is all Raptor under the hood. Plan is to run it on E50 which is pump gas here.
How about same power as your raptor but only 3750 lbs to carry around?
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